TY - BOOK AU - Sheff, David. TI - Beautiful boy: a father's journey through his son's addiction SN - 9780618683352 AV - HV 5831.C2 .Sh39 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Children of divorced parents KW - California KW - Drug abuse KW - Methamphetamine abuse N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-324); Stay up late -- His drug of choice -- Whatever -- If only -- Never any knowing -- Epiolgue N2 - From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheff's string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path. Seduced by the illicit world of drugs and alcohol, he quickly found himself caught in the clutches of addiction. Beautiful Boy is Nic's story, but from the perspective of his father, David.--From amzon.com ER -